Ava Lyerly
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That's beautiful!
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I use a variety of birdseed. I have about nine bird feeders. The suet feeders are great during the winter time because the high-energy provided in them sustain small birds such as kinglets, chickadees and more. I try to use them all year round, but if you use them one time of the year, I suggest winter, because the food for birds can be pretty scarce. The most common bird seed I use is the black-oil sunflower seed, and I try to keep a large supply of finch seed mix as well. Safflower and niger seed is a great seed to attract finches and other birds. You can also attract doves, sparrows, and sometimes quail with cracked corn. And the sugar water attracts hummingbirds. So there is my list of bird seed and feeding. Hope that was helpful!
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Thank You Kayla! I have been birding for at least a year, and can identify all the birds in my area visually, however I am still struggling at identifying bird calls. Even if I know them, it just wont come to my head in time to identify. For instance, just yesterday I heard a bird song that was definitely new to my area, but I had heard recordings of it before when studying. I first thought a vireo, and found out it wasn't one after looking it up on Merlin ID. After looking though my areas birds, I saw Ruby-crowned Kinglet and listened to its call. Sure enough, it was a Ruby-crowned kinglet. The best part is I have Ruby-crowned kinglets at my feeder now! All said, I am still having trouble identifying bird calls. So if you have any tips, that would be very helpful! Thank you
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Yes that is. It is an immature European Starling. Great picture!
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hehe welp their better than mine :D I love bird photography
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Hi Frankie! I am also a young birder, and I enjoy birding so much! I live in a small neighborhood, in a small town, yet I still see many birds. I don't have luck with seeing any warblers in my yard, but I live right down the road from the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge, so I go down there a lot. And I do enjoy seeing warblers too. I'm sure you know about Ebird, if you don't I think you would like using the app. I enjoyed the fall migration as much as you did, if not more. I saw many new birds I never saw before ( I just started birding this March of 2020). I have my many feeders set up for different birds, and I was very happy to see some orioles come my fruit and berry suet. I am trying to get my Nikon zoom lens working for my camera, then I will be able to photograph cool birds like warblers, and orioles and other common birds. Do you like photography? I hope to be a bird photographer one day. Its so cool that you like warblers, and that you see them in your own back yard! What started you into birding Frankie? :D
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I can not see the picture, but if you share one, i might be able to identify :p
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Beautiful Picture!
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I had an incredible experience with barred owls once, and I continue the fun with these birds. So my family and I have a boat, and we go out on it every weekend or so. We always aim to go to the same acreage, because of a mystical moment with the birds there. It was night time, and I went out on the bow or the boat, and sat down, listening carefully for the "Who? Whoo cooks for you?" call of the barred owl. I heard it... and it was so cool! As one called, another chimed in from somewhere, and soon, there were at least fifteen calling at once. The loud owls stopped suddenly, as they heard what seemed to be a strange yet similar owl species. It was me. I put mu hands together as if I was going to do the mournful call of the mourning dove, but I instead did my best to imitate the barred owl call. As the call lifted in the air, the open water around us, my call echoed three times. "who...who...who...". A silence filled the air, I listened carefully for the call to return. Nothing. But then... "who? who cooks for you all?" Then all of a sudden, many more continued to call. I called with them, but this time they stopped, then replied. I felt as if I was having a conversation with them. It was so... mystical! Well... that is until a bat flew in front of my face and made me fall into the icy cold water... but it was fun while it lasted!
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Amazing picture! Did you take it? How did you capture that?
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This bird took me awhile to identify, but now I know it is a beautiful, and vocal Carolina Wren. Outside my window, he was just moving like he was is a field. So adorable! So sorry the pictures are so blurry:( (My camera is not very good, wish I could fix it.)
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Looks like it
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That looks kind of like a European Starling, a young one. This could have been the lighting that made the birds look whitish. Here is a picture of a Juvenal Starling. Sorry that it is blurry.
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This is a comparison I found on a app by Cornell called Raptor ID. Great app! You can see how these two species look alike. Thought I would share with you. The Rough-Legged Hawk does look similar, so you can study this and think about it. You could also get that awesome app.;)
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Perhaps it is an oriel nest, or like Chloe said, possibly a weaver bird. Great shot on the bird nest Frankie!
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Oh my! That is beautiful! I am drawing all kinds of birds as well. I use them as stationary to send to my friends. I also use them in my nature/bird journal, like Lee Ann Van Leer just said. Birds are beautiful, I just love their beauty.
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